COBOL · File status code
What does File Status 43 mean in COBOL?
In sequential access mode, the last I/O statement executed for the file before a DELETE or REWRITE was not a READ.
In sequential access mode, the last I/O statement executed for the file before a DELETE or REWRITE was not a READ.
Sequential DELETE and REWRITE both require the target record to have been established by an immediately prior READ. Add the READ back into the logic, or switch to random access with an explicit key.